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Latitude: 51.0758 / 51°4'32"N
Longitude: -4.0539 / 4°3'14"W
OS Eastings: 256210
OS Northings: 132729
OS Grid: SS562327
Mapcode National: GBR KR.DDTX
Mapcode Global: FRA 26D8.NH7
Plus Code: 9C3Q3WGW+8C
Entry Name: 2, Union Place
Listing Date: 31 August 1988
Last Amended: 29 September 1999
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1385384
English Heritage Legacy ID: 485846
ID on this website: 101385384
Location: Newport, North Devon, EX32
County: Devon
District: North Devon
Civil Parish: Barnstaple
Built-Up Area: Barnstaple
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Barnstaple Holy Trinity
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
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BARNSTAPLE
SS5632 UNION PLACE
684-1/5/256 (East side)
31/08/88 No.2
(Formerly Listed as:
UNION PLACE
No.2
(Fortescue House))
GV II
House, now hotel incorporated with No.1 (qv). Early C19, with
later addition on right-hand side. Rendered, solid walls,
probably of stone or brick. Slated roof with red-ridge tiles.
Probably a double-depth plan with stair in centre of rear
section; unusual in having entrance through left-hand gable
wall.
2 storeys. 3-window range to garden. Outer windows in each
storey have 8-paned sashes, except for the lower ground-storey
sashes which have 12 panes. In centre of ground storey is a
tall, round-headed niche; 6-pane sashes above. Side wall to
left (visible from New Road) has round-arched doorway. Above
it, in gable, a small casement window with pointed arch;
window is mullioned and transomed, each of the 2 lights with
its own pointed arch. To right in each storey a plain sash
window.
Right-hand side wall has gable window with pointed arch and
glazing matching that in the left-hand side wall. Rear wall
has small-paned sashes including the tall stair 12-pane window
in centre. Both rear and right-hand side walls are visible
from Holy Trinity churchyard.
INTERIOR not inspected.
This house, together with No 1 Union Place (qv), has group
value both with Nos 1-6 Union Terrace (qv), Taw Vale, to the
south-west, and Holy Trinity Church (qv) to the north-east.
Listing NGR: SS5621032729
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